HMS Amphitrite (1898)

	HMS Amphitrite in dazzle camouflage in 1918 after conversion to minelayer.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Amphitrite
Builder	Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd, Barrow in Furness
Laid down	8 December 1896
Launched	5 July 1898
Christened	Mrs. Vickers
Reclassified	Minelayer in 1917
Fate	Sold 12 April 1920
General characteristics
Displacement	11,000 tons
Length	435 ft (133 m) (462 ft 6 in (140.97 m) o/a)
Beam	69 ft (21 m)
Draught	25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft triple expansion engines; 16.500 - 18,000 hp;
Speed	20–20.5 kn (37.0–38.0 km/h; 23.0–23.6 mph)
Complement	760
Armament	16 × single QF 6-inch (152 mm) guns; 14 × single QF 12-pounder (76 mm) 12 cwt guns; 3 × single QF 3-pounder (47 mm) guns; 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes; as Minelayer:; 4 × 6-inch guns; 1 × 12-pounder gun; 354 mines;
Armour	6 inch casemates; 4.5-2 inch decks;

HMS Amphitrite was a ship of the Diadem-class of protected cruisers in the Royal Navy, which served in the First World War.

History
HMS Amphitrite in dazzle camouflage in 1918 after conversion to minelayer.
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Amphitrite
Builder	Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd, Barrow in Furness
Laid down	8 December 1896
Launched	5 July 1898
Christened	Mrs. Vickers
Reclassified	Minelayer in 1917
Fate	Sold 12 April 1920
General characteristics
Displacement	11,000 tons
Length	435 ft (133 m) (462 ft 6 in (140.97 m) o/a)
Beam	69 ft (21 m)
Draught	25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft triple expansion engines 16.500 - 18,000 hp
Speed	20–20.5 kn (37.0–38.0 km/h; 23.0–23.6 mph)
Complement	760
Armament	16 × single QF 6-inch (152 mm) guns 14 × single QF 12-pounder (76 mm) 12 cwt guns 3 × single QF 3-pounder (47 mm) guns 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes as Minelayer: 4 × 6-inch guns 1 × 12-pounder gun 354 mines
Armour	6 inch casemates 4.5-2 inch decks